The Tanque Verde Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Safford Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tanque Verde scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against San Miguel as Tanque Verde made off with a 29-4 win. The victory was just what Tanque Verde needed coming off of a 14-4 defeat in their prior game.
Gabby Fukunaga made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Fukunaga has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Fukunaga was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tanque Verde got a massive performance out of Sara Hoagland, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and a triple. Lizzy Pratt was another key contributor, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, Safford got the win against Kingman Academy on Friday by a conclusive 7-1. Seven seems to be a good number for Safford as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Tanque Verde's record now sits at 7-8. As for Safford, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-10.
Everything went Tanque Verde's way against Safford when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Tanque Verde made off with an 11-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tanque Verde since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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